Agreement and Correlation Between Different Topical Corticosteroid Potency Classification Systems.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Topical corticosteroids (TCSs) are available in multiple potencies that alter their effectiveness and safety. Pharmacoepidemiologic studies on TCSs are hampered by the absence of a universal potency classification system, limiting comparisons across studies, robust exposure classification, and clinical interpretation.

Objective

To classify TCSs into 3 commonly used potency classification systems and evaluate the agreement and correlation between the 3 systems.

Design, setting, and participants

In this classification study, a comprehensive list of TCS formulations was compiled using sources identified in the literature, the Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary, a recent Cochrane review on the use of TCSs in people with eczema, and the Anatomical Therapeutic Classi

SUBMITTER: Bowie AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9134043 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature